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WV: House Committee Blocks GOP Anti Gay Marriage Amendment Bill

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The West Virginia legislative session reached its halfway point Thursday, and lawmakers have fulfilled predictions that they would be taking it slow this year.

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The primary election in May and the November general election typically make legislators reluctant to raise contentious issues. But that hasn’t stopped some from trying.

The House Constitutional Revision Committee voted 6-19 Wednesday to reject a GOP-led bid to force an anti-gay marriage proposal onto the agenda. The measure seeks to ask voters to amend the state constitution and define marriage as being between one man and one woman. Supporters of that proposal have not ruled out further attempts to advance it.

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IN: Senate Approves Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The GOP-led Senate voted again Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Indiana. Senate Joint Resolution 13 passed 38-10 with all local senators in support. The resolution must be approved again in 2011 before voters could make the final decision in a 2012 statewide referendum.

“Marriage is one of the foundations of our society and one I firmly believe needs to be protected,” said Sen. Carlin Yoder, R-Middlebury.

Sen. Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, expressed concern that the second sentence in the amendment could affect domestic violence protections afforded to unmarried Hoosiers. That provision says a “legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.” “This certainly will not say welcome to many people in our society,” Lanane said.

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NJ Republicans Pushing for Vote on Gay Marriage Constitutional Ban

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Republican politicians in New Jersey are calling for a constitutional amendment in 2010 to allow voters to decide whether gay marriage should be legal.

Democrats in the state Legislature are currently attempting to get a vote on equal marriage rights after the November ballot.

However, Republican politicians are arguing that the issue is important enough to be decided by voters rather than officials.

Full Story from Pink News: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/09/30/new-jersey-republicans-call-for-vote-on-gay-marriage/

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Republican Lawmaker in NH Proposes Anti Gay Marriage Constitutional Amendment

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

A Fremont lawmaker wants to amend New Hampshire’s constitution to protect parental rights and traditional marriage.

Republican Rep. Dan Itse is affiliated with Citizens Leadership of New Hampshire, which was created a few years ago to highlight threats to constitutional freedoms. He said Wednesday he will sponsor two constitutional amendments when the Legislature reconvenes in January. One would make only marriages between men and women recognized by the state. The other would prohibit the state from abridging a parent’s right to control their child’s health, education and welfare.

Similar efforts have failed in the past. If approved by the Legislature, the amendments would go before voters in November 2010, 11 months after gay marriage becomes legal.

Full Story from WBZ TV: http://wbztv.com/wireapnewsnh/NH.lawmaker.proposes.2.1218312.html

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